Jets notebook: Santonio Holmes looks like receiver of old

10:49 PM,
Sep. 22, 2013

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It has been a long journey back for Santonio Holmes from his Lisfranc foot injury, the one that led to two surgeries and cost him the final 12 games of last season.

But Holmes finally showed Sunday that he can still be a playmaker. The 29-year-old wide receiver made five catches for a career-high 154 yards in his third game back, including the tiebreaking 69-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter of the Jets' 27-20 win over Buffalo at MetLife Stadium.

"He might not be 100 percent, but he's pretty darn good," coach Rex Ryan said. "He's a great receiver. Every Jets fan knows the player he is ...